Ferrari has held a three-day test for members of its driver academy at Fiorano. The youngster carried out a series of tests, which as well as driving, analysing the results and fine tuning, saw them preparing for their next races in various series.

As scheduled, on Monday, Jules Bianchi (above), Mirko Bortolotti and Daniel Zampieri took turns at the wheel of an F2008, run by the F1 Clienti department, while Tuesday was given over to physical and psycho-attitudinal exercises, as well as English language lessons.

The first to slip into the cockpit of the F2008 was Jules Bianchi. The French driver, who currently races in the GP2 Series, is preparing for the next round which takes place over the weekend of 27 June at the Valencia street circuit. "At Ferrari they believe a lot in me," he said at the end of the test. "Naturally, I want to win, especially as opportunities like this don't come along twice."

Like Bianchi, Mirko Bortolotti was also preparing for a race at Valencia, which hosts the third round of the GP3 Series and he was equally motivated: "I will tackle the next event with maximum effort and of course the aim is to win."

Daniel Zampieri will be the first to race next, as he will be competing this weekend at Magny Cours in the third round of the World Series. "I want to put the Brno race behind me, with the aim of getting back to being a frontrunner," said the driver, who is keen to make up for the disappointing result at the last round in the Czech Republic.

Today it was the turn of Brandon Maisano and Raffaele Marciello, who are both competing in the ACI-CSAI Formula Abarth championship. The day went well in preparation for the next event which takes place at the Imola circuit over the weekend of 4 July.